COLLECTION OF DIE-CAST MODEL AIRCRAFT - VINTAGE 1960S-1980S

A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF DIE-CAST SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT, PREDOMINANTLY HOUSED IN ORIGINAL PLASTIC CLAMSHELL PACKAGING. THE LOT COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 9 INDIVIDUAL MODELS REPRESENTING VARIOUS AIRCRAFT TYPES AND MANUFACTURERS, INCLUDING MILITARY FIGHTERS, TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, AND CIVILIAN AIRLINERS.

OVERVIEW:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A CROSS-SECTION OF DIE-CAST AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION FROM THE MID-TO-LATE 20TH CENTURY. MODELS ARE PRESENTED IN A MIX OF SEALED ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND LOOSE DISPLAY EXAMPLES. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES EXAMPLES IN CAMOUFLAGE LIVERY, CIVILIAN AIRLINE SCHEMES, AND MILITARY TRANSPORT CONFIGURATIONS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- QUANTITY: APPROXIMATELY 9 INDIVIDUAL MODELS
- SCALE: MIXED SCALES, PREDOMINANTLY 1:72 AND 1:100
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL PLASTIC CLAMSHELL CASES WITH PRINTED BASE CARDS
- MATERIALS: DIE-CAST METAL FUSELAGES WITH PLASTIC COMPONENTS (CANOPIES, LANDING GEAR)
- MANUFACTURERS: MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTED, INCLUDING EUROPEAN AND ASIAN PRODUCERS
- DISPLAY MODELS: TWO LOOSE EXAMPLES SHOWING MILITARY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT IN CAMOUFLAGE AND CIVILIAN TRANSPORT CONFIGURATIONS

CONDITION NOTES:
THE PACKAGED MODELS REMAIN SEALED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CLAMSHELL CASES, PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION. PACKAGING SHOWS TYPICAL AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION TO THE PLASTIC, WITH SOME MINOR CREASING AND EDGE WEAR. PAINT FINISH ON MODELS VISIBLE THROUGH PACKAGING DISPLAYS FADING CONSISTENT WITH AGE, PARTICULARLY TO DECAL DETAIL AND INSIGNIA MARKINGS. SEVERAL EXAMPLES SHOW MINOR PAINT CHIPPING TO FUSELAGE EDGES AND WING LEADING EDGES, VISIBLE THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT PACKAGING.

THE TWO LOOSE DISPLAY MODELS EXHIBIT MORE PRONOUNCED WEAR, WITH SIGNIFICANT PAINT LOSS TO UPPER FUSELAGE SURFACES, FADING TO NATIONAL INSIGNIA AND SQUADRON MARKINGS, AND SURFACE SCRATCHING CONSISTENT WITH HANDLING AND DISPLAY USE. LANDING GEAR SHOWS WEAR AND MINOR CORROSION TO METAL COMPONENTS. CANOPY PLASTIC REMAINS INTACT ON BOTH LOOSE EXAMPLES.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, ACCUMULATED OVER SEVERAL DECADES. MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN STORED IN STABLE CONDITIONS WITH MINIMAL EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT, EVIDENCED BY THE PRESERVATION OF COLOUR SATURATION IN PACKAGED EXAMPLES.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A SNAPSHOT OF DIE-CAST AIRCRAFT MODEL PRODUCTION FROM A FORMATIVE PERIOD IN THE HOBBY, WITH MODELS FROM MANUFACTURERS THAT ARE NOW HIGHLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST TOYS.

Item Size: Height: 18cm, Width: 28cm, Depth: 18cm, Weight: 4Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548752+203

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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